Dog Friendly Barbecue Restaurants in Illinois

No need to leave Fido in the hotel room when you want to grab a bite! No matter where you’re headed, we can point you towards great barbecue spots in Illinois that will welcome Fido to join you at an outdoor table. Bone appetit!

The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern

Peoria, IL

The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern Inspired by the comedy Billy Madison, The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern is a dog-friendly eatery aiming to ""deliver a familiar and approachable product in exciting and unexpected ways."" Dog owners with a hankering for a plate of barbecue can head to one of The Blue Duck's six outdoor tables to enjoy their meal while their canine lounges underfoot. The Tavern's menu includes house-smoked meats in appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, tacos, and rice bowls. It also serves draft beers from regional microbreweries, wines, whiskeys, and more. Frequent visitors recommend ordering the Chili Con Mac and a slice of Key Lime or Bacon Pecan pie. The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern is open Tuesday through Thursday from 11:00am to 2:00pm and 5:00pm to 10:00pm, Friday from 4:30am to 10:00pm and Saturday from 11:00am to 10:00pm." See Details

17th Street Barbecue

Murphysboro, IL

17th Street Barbecue Featured on Food Network, the Travel Channel, and more, 17th Street Barbecue is a dog-friendly restaurant in Murphysboro. There are eight outdoor tables to dog owners with Fido in tow wanting to dig into a basket of Southern Fried Dill Pickles once featured in the New York Times. The menu includes items like pimento cheese and sausage, BBQ nachos, burgers, signature potatoes, ribs, and sandwiches, plus entrees such as grilled pork chops, beef sausage links, and a fish dinner. Diners with room for dessert can indulge in homemade sweets such as bread pudding, brownies, or banana pudding. See Details

Smokin Coop BBQ Pit

Belvidere, IL

Smokin Coop BBQ Pit Smokin Coop BBQ Pit is a dog-friendly restaurant in Belvidere, IL, that is open seasonally from April through September. Fido is welcome to join you for some delicious barbecue at a table with an umbrella on the patio, or you can sit under the large oak trees. The open-air eatery serves all your favorite BBQ classics as well as baked potatoes and sweet potatoes. See Details

Doc's Smokehouse

Edwardsville, IL

Doc's Smokehouse Doc's Smokehouse is a dog-friendly restaurant in Edwardsville, IL, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table. The menu includes BBQ sandwiches, burgers, salads and entrees such as brisket, smoked sausage and burnt ends served with sides like baked beans, coleslaw and corn casserole. See Details

Q BBQ

La Grange, IL

Q BBQ You can bring Fido to sit on the patio and they also have a Bark-B-Q menu! See Details

Smokey's

Yorkville, IL

Smokey's Serving Chicago-style favorites and slow cooked BBQ, Smokey's is a dog-friendly restaurant where one can enjoy a beer and a BBQ plate. Visitors to Smokey's with Fido in tow can sit at one of its three outdoor tables on the grass to enjoy their meal. Smokey's menu includes charbroiled burgers, sandwiches, hot dogs, rotisserie gyros, baskets, salads, wood-pit dinners, desserts, and more. Frequent visitors rave about its onions rings and recommend saving room for ice cream to top off your meal. See Details

Russell's Barbecue

Elmwood Park, IL

Russell's Barbecue A neighborhood staple since 1930, Russell's draws BBQ fans from far and wide for finger-lickin' good food served in a classic diner setting with outdoor seating that welcomes dogs in the summer. Favorite menu choices include smoked brisket, pulled pork, and slab ribs, plus fish and shrimp dinners, bacon cheeseburgers, chili-cheese dawgs, and cheesecake for dessert. Open 10:30am to 10pm Sunday through Thursday and 10:30am to 11pm Friday and Saturday. See Details

Bandana's BBQ

Mount Vernon, IL

Bandana's BBQ Bandana's in Mount Vernon specializes on southern-style BBQ seasoned with a signature dry rub and smoked to tender perfection. The patio seating is dog friendly, but be advised that Fido must be lifted over the gate. The menu features pork, beef, chicken, and ribs that are slow cooked for hours to enhance the meat's natural flavors. Choose from platters or sandwiches, and a variety of traditional side dishes such as green beans, sweet cut corn, potato salad, and coleslaw. See Details

Black Dog Smoke & Ale House

Champaign, IL

Black Dog Smoke & Ale House Black Dog Smoke & Ale House is a dog-friendly restaurant in Champaign, IL. Your favorite canine is invited to dine alongside you at an outdoor table on their covered patio. Enjoy their selection of ribs, brisket & burgers pair with craft beers at this BBQ spot housed in a restored train depot. See Details

BBQ'd Productions Sports Bar & Grill

Lake Zurich, IL

BBQ'd Productions Sports Bar & Grill BBQ'd Productions Sports Bar & Grill, located in Lake Zurich, IL, is a casual bar and eatery that serves up a variety of delicious fare. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their pet-friendly outdoor tables while you enjoy your meal. Start off with a cold beer and an order of the BBQ Bacon Bruschetta - a pretzel roll with bacon, tomatoes, green onions, smoked gouda cheese blend, and maple chipotle BBQ sauce. Next, chow down on the Burnt End Burger - an angus brisket-short rib blend patty topped with pulled pork, smoked gouda cheese, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and mayo on a brioche bun. Or go for the Fish Tacos - a flour tortilla filled with cornmeal dusted and fried tilapia, cabbage blend, and honey jalapeno sauce. See Details

Golden Boy Barbecue

Elmhurst, IL

Golden Boy Barbecue Golden Boy Barbecue is a live-fire restaurant in Elmhurst, IL, inspired by the bold flavors of Texas BBQ. They’re serving up some of the best smoked meats, hearty sides and sweet desserts in the Western suburbs of Chicago. Pair your meal with a cold beer or handcrafted cocktail while enjoying live music. Fido is welcome to join you on the dog-friendly patio. See Details

Southbank Original Barbecue

Yorkville, IL

Southbank Original Barbecue Southbank Original Barbecue, located in Yorkville, IL, is a casual eatery that serves up a variety of delicious fare. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their pet-friendly outdoor tables while you enjoy a protein-laden meal. Start off with an order of the BBQ Pork Nachos topped with your choice of pulled pork, chicken, or tri-tip, creamy aged cheddar, fresh pico de gallo, house-marinated red onions, house-made sweet sauce, and jalapenos. Next, chow down on the Tri-Tip Sandwich with thinly-sliced slow-smoked tri-tip sirloin served with horseradish mayo. Southbank Original Barbecue is open Sunday through Friday from 11am to 10pm, and Saturday from 11am to 11pm. See Details

Edley's Bar-B-Que Glen Carbon

Glen Carbon, IL

Edley's Bar-B-Que Glen Carbon Fido is welcome to join you at a pet-friendly outdoor table at Edley's Bar-B-Que, a restaurant in Glen Carbon, IL. Their outdoor patio is enclosed in winter for year-round dining. Enjoy menu items like BBQ sandwiches, wings, fried pickles, ribs, southern sides and more. They also serve desserts and a kids menu. See Details

Cherry Red Roasters BBQ

Dwight, IL

Cherry Red Roasters BBQ Fido is welcome to join you at one of the 12 pet-friendly tables outside Cherry Red Roasters BBQ, a restaurant in Dwight, IL. Enjoy menu items like BBQ, ribs, beef brisket, sandwiches and more. Please note that table service isn’t available, so Fido will need to wait outside while you place your order. See Details

Mindy's Ribs

Mokena, IL

Mindy's Ribs Mindy's Ribs is a pet-friendly restaurant in Mokena, IL. Your leashed furry friend can tag along at an outdoor table for a meal. Their menu includes pulled pork, ribs, BBQ beef sandwiches and combo plates. For those who aren't in the mood for BBQ, they also offer gyros, signature salads and wraps. See Details

Doc Watson's Smokehouse

Romeoville, IL

Doc Watson's Smokehouse Doc Watson's Smokehouse, located in Romeoville, IL, is a casual barbecue joint that serves up a variety of delicious protein-laden fare. Fido is welcome to join you at one of the pet-friendly tables on their outdoor patio while you enjoy your meal. Start off with a cold beer, then chow down on some pulled pork, brisket, baby back ribs, BBQ sandwiches, and more. See Details

Bbq'd Productions

Third Lake, IL

Bbq'd Productions BBQ'd Productions is a dog-friendly restaurant and catering company specializing in unique and creative cooking styles. BBQ'd Productions offers six outdoor tables to guests with canines looking to enjoy a Cookie Explosion and a Grand Casa Margarita alongside their furry friend. BBQ'd Productions menu includes seafood, salads, sandwiches, BBQ'd Mac and Cheese, fresh smoked meats, and more. Regulars recommend ordering a pulled pork sandwich with White Sauce or THE BBQ'd Production, which is made up of a bacon weave, Italian and Andouille Sausage Smoked Brisket, and Pulled Pork loaded onto Mashed Potatoes with Smoked Gouda Cheese Blend and finished with Maple Chipotle BBQ Sauce. BBQ'd Productions is open Sunday through Thursday from 11am to 10pm and Friday and Saturday from 11am to 12am. See Details

Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue

Wood Dale, IL

Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue is a dog-friendly spot to grab award-winning ribs in Wood Dale. Guests wanting to dig into a plate of barbecue coated in one of ten exclusive Sweet Baby Ray sauces found only in Wood Dale can do so alongside their canine at one of its four outdoor picnic tables. Sweet Baby Ray's menu includes nachos, wings, salads, burgers, sandwiches, ribs, plates, platters, chicken dishes, sides and more. Sweet Baby Ray's regulars recommend ordering the Green Chili Mac as a side to your brisket. This location of Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue is open Sunday from 11am to 8pm, Monday from 11am to 2pm, Tuesday through Thursday from 11am to 8pm and Friday and Saturday from 11am to 9pm. See Details

Hecky's Barbecue

Evanston, IL

Hecky's Barbecue Hecky's Barbecue is a dog-friendly restaurant serving tasty barbecue dishes to locals and tourists alike. Dog owners craving a plate of pulled pork with Fido in tow can head to one of Hecky's two outdoor tables to dig in. Its menu includes sandwiches, chicken and turkey dishes, seafood, Baby Back Ribs, Sweet Potato Pie, and quite a few dishes smothered in Hecky's famous sauce from a family Creole recipe. Frequent visitors recommend ordering the rib tip and hot link combo with a side of cole slaw. Hecky's is open Sunday through Thursday from 11am to 9pm, and Friday and Saturday from 11am to 10pm. See Details

Station One Smokehouse

Plainfield, IL

Station One Smokehouse Station One Smokehouse is a family-owned restaurant in downtown Plainfield, IL. Your leashed four-legged family member is welcome to join you at a table on their pet-friendly patio. They offer a mouthwatering menu, including pastrami, burgers, loaded baked potatoes and ribs. A full bar is also on site. See Details